Senior Policy Advisor - Supply Delivery

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A government department in Wolverhampton seeks a Supply Delivery post holder to lead the strategy for delivering 1.5 million homes. This role involves advising senior officials, developing policy interventions, and building stakeholder relationships. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and an exceptional communicator, with skills in creative problem-solving and leadership. The position offers a salary of £56,167 with additional benefits including a pension contribution.

Benefits

Defined benefit pension scheme

Flexible working

Childcare voucher scheme

Qualifications

• Must be a strategic thinker with the ability to navigate various priorities.
• Experience in creative problem-solving at a systems level is essential.
• Proven capability to deliver quickly in high-priority environments.

Responsibilities

• Design a strategic approach to mitigate risks for housing delivery.
• Advise senior officials and Ministers on risk management.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships to align on housing supply.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Creative problem-solving

Ability to deliver at pace

Inclusive leadership

Exceptional communication

Relationship-building

Analytical skills

Job description

Overview

The Supply Delivery post will play a crucial role in the Housing Supply and Markets team at an exciting time. The post holder will lead our work across the Department and Government to stress-test plans to deliver 1.5m homes within the parliament. This is a flagship commitment for this government and receives significant interest from Ministers, No10 and HM Treasury.

Responsibilities

• Design a strategic approach to cross-cutting risks that could affect the delivery of 1.5m homes within the parliament.
• Identify and develop creative policy interventions to mitigate against priority risks.
• Advise senior officials and Ministers on scope/scale of risks and recommended policies to address them.
• Work with the wider Supply Strategy Team to ensure the strategy to deliver 1.5m homes is robust and deliverable.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across departments, agencies, and industry to ensure alignment and coordinated action on housing supply.
• Lead and develop a team (either direct management or matrix management) to deliver these responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Strategic thinker with the ability to navigate political, economic, and social priorities.
• Creative problem-solver experienced in addressing challenges at a systems level.
• Proven ability to deliver at pace in high-priority, fast-moving environments.
• Inclusive leader who drives high performance and fosters a positive, collaborative team culture.
• Exceptional communicator and influencer, confident engaging with Ministers and senior stakeholders.
• Skilled relationship-builder, able to maintain strong networks across Government and external partners.
• Analytically strong, comfortable working with varied and incomplete information to inform decisions.

Application Process

Stage 1: Sift. Behaviours: Seeing The Big Picture, Making Effective Decisions, Leadership, Communicating and Influencing. There is a 250‑word limit per question.

Stage 2: Interview. Behaviours: Seeing The Big Picture, Leadership, Communicating and Influencing. Strengths: The strength‑based questions will require natural responses from the candidates.

Sift Dates: Sifting is envisaged to take place the week commencing 12/01/2025.

Security Requirements

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is a counter‑terrorist check. See our vetting charter. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

Nationality Requirements

• UK nationals
• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre‑settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre‑settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

The Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants at risk of redundancy who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

Salary and Benefits

Alongside your salary of £56,167, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government contributes £16,271 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. At MHCLG we offer many benefits that range from tailored career pathways and flexible working to MyLifestyle Childcare Voucher and Cycle to Work Schemes. For more information, please click here.